Category Archives: Science

What does a thought look like? – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on January 20, 2018 by agogo22

UC Berkeley neuroscientists have tracked the progress of a thought through the brain, showing clearly how the prefrontal cortex at the front of the brain coordinates activity to help us act in response to a perception. Recording the electrical activity … Continue reading →

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9 Reasons Why Cats Have 9 Lives

Posted on January 17, 2018 by agogo22

Known is the saying that goes “a cat has nine lives”. In other latitudes they have similar sayings, for example in Europe a similar sentence attributes to this feline up to 7 lives (even though the Turkish version brings them down … Continue reading →

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Being bilingual may help autistic children – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on January 16, 2018 by agogo22

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often have a hard time switching gears from one task to another. But being bilingual may actually make it a bit easier for them to do so, according to a new study which was … Continue reading →

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Want to be more creative? Go for a walk

Posted on January 16, 2018 by agogo22

When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a walk might be all it takes … Continue reading →

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Quantum leap: New approach to solving the many-particle Schrödinger equation – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on January 13, 2018 by agogo22

A group of Michigan State University researchers specializing in quantum calculations has proposed a radically new computational approach to solving the complex many-particle Schrödinger equation, which holds the key to explaining the motion of electrons in atoms and molecules. By … Continue reading →

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Two Biologists Explore the Remote Rainforests of the Ecuadorian Andes to Document Fungi

Posted on January 9, 2018 by agogo22

Biologists estimate that 3.2 million species of fungi may exist on Earth, and of that only around 120,000 are known to science which leaves potentially millions organisms of left to discover, photograph, and document before it’s too late. Source: Two … Continue reading →

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Linking extreme weather to climate change could help curb carbon emissions – Anthropocene

Posted on January 6, 2018 by agogo22

For eastern and central North America, 2018 brought the coldest New Year’s weather in several decades, with temperatures as much as 50 degrees Farenheit below normal in some areas. The cold snap elicited predictable nyuk-nyuks from climate-change denialists. But scientists have pointed … Continue reading →

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Four-dimensional physics in two dimensions – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on January 4, 2018 by agogo22

For the first time, physicists have built a two-dimensional experimental system that allows them to study the physical properties of materials that were theorized to exist only in four-dimensional space. An international team of researchers from Penn State, ETH Zurich … Continue reading →

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Sleep-deprived brains may be asleep and awake at the same time

Posted on January 3, 2018 by agogo22

For something that can occupy such a significant chunk of time, sleep still remains a mysterious part of our lives. Although it is known to play a role in mental and physical health, such as metabolism and memory, there is … Continue reading →

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What is Life?

Posted on January 1, 2018 by agogo22

 

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The Caribbean is stressed out, but there’s hope – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on December 30, 2017 by agogo22

Forty percent of the world’s 2.5 billion people live in coastal cities and towns. A team including Smithsonian marine biologists just released 25 years of data about the health of Caribbean coasts from the Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP). … Continue reading →

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Well-being will suffer if we don’t trump the anti-science trend | New Scientist

Posted on December 28, 2017 by agogo22

The White House’s clampdown on the term “evidence-based” is but one example of the anti-science movement. Unstopped, it will prevent advances in health Source: Well-being will suffer if we don’t trump the anti-science trend | New Scientist

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